Anti-asthmatic agents: Difference between revisions

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'''Anti-asthmatic agents''' refer to drugs that can aid in airway smooth muscle dilation to allow normal breathing during an [[asthma attack]] or reduce inflammation on the airway to decrease airway resistance for asthmatic patients, or both. The goal of asthmatic agents is to reduce asthma exacerbation frequencies and related hospital visits.

 

===== Reliever: As-needed-only low dose ICS-formoterol =====

The rationale behind using inhaled corticosteroids and formoterol combination therapy as a reliever as opposed to salbutamol, a short-acting β2-adrenergic agonist, is that this dosage regimen shows a reduction in the severe asthma exacerbation risk compared with using β2-adrenergic agonists reliever. As inhaled formoterol medications are often accompanied by a corticosteroid, this combination is a simpler regimen for patients as it utilizes the same formulation for both reliever and maintenance therapy as well as providing a long duration of bronchodilation effect.<ref name=":0" />